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If you snore, your bed partner may not\u00a0be the only one who doesn’t\u00a0have the benefit of restful sleep.\u00a0\u00a0 You may not be getting enough oxygen to meet your body’s needs.\u00a0\u00a0One\u00a0of the ways to measure the effectiveness of your sleep if you snore is to do an at-home sleep test.\u00a0 The process starts with an evaluation in our office.\u00a0 Dr. Hornstein will check your mouth and airway and all the necessary information will be gathered before the test.\u00a0 This info will be sent to Sleep Optima, the company that provides the equipment and processes the insurance claims.\u00a0 (You can get more information at www.mysleeptest.com<\/a>.)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 They will send the equipment right to your house with specific instructions about how to administer the test.\u00a0 The test equipment consists of a headband that contains sensors that collect the needed information.\u00a0 This info is interpreted\u00a0by the microprocessor in the device.\u00a0 It also has a nasal cannula that you wear\u00a0in your nose (similar to how oxygen is delivered) that measures airflow and oxygen levels.\u00a0 \u00a0In addition to respiratory breathing rhythms, the sensors\u00a0also detect sleep positions, stages of sleep,\u00a0blood oxygen saturation, pulse rate, and snoring\u00a0loudness.\u00a0 After using the equipment for two nights,\u00a0you then return the device back to Sleep Optima.\u00a0 It takes about 7-10 days for the results of the tests to be available.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sometimes people who snore may not look like they stop breathing, but will have periods of low oxygen levels.\u00a0\u00a0This is called occult sleep apnea or hidden times of low O2 levels (also know as hypoxia).\u00a0\u00a0 Since even occult apnea can lead to an increased risk of high blood pressure, stroke, heart attack and other problems, it is important to rule out sleep apnea in people who snore.\u00a0 If you or a loved one snores, you should consider doing a home sleep test.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It just might save a life!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you snore, your bed partner may not\u00a0be the only one who doesn’t\u00a0have the benefit of restful sleep.\u00a0\u00a0 You may not be getting enough oxygen to meet your body’s needs.\u00a0\u00a0One\u00a0of the ways to measure the effectiveness of your sleep if you snore is to do an at-home sleep test.\u00a0 The process starts with an evaluation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[3,4,27,164,25,26],"class_list":["post-30","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-benjamin-hornstein","tag-center-for-advanced-dentistry","tag-hypoxia","tag-sleep-apnea","tag-sleep-apnea-test","tag-snoring"],"yoast_head":"\nIf you snore, you may have occult sleep apnea. - The Center for Advanced Dentistry's Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cfad.net\/blog\/if-you-snore-you-may-have-occult-sleep-apnea\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"If you snore, you may have occult sleep apnea. - 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